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KATHRYN YARBRO Guest columnist My PC was on the blink last week, so I went to the Lincoln Times-News office to type my column. After visiting with all my friends, I finally got around to putting my old-age ideas on a new laptop. I like it. After catching up on…

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Lincoln County commissioners quietly decided during their budget retreat a few months ago to put off further action on major renovations to the old hospital and the Citizens Center, which have been proposed in order to create more space for county offices and courts. The issue, nevertheless, drew ample attention…

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Attendence at VFW event disappointing First, I would like to thank the Lincoln Times-News cameraman for taking time out of his busy schedule to attend the Memorial Day Event and lighting of the candles at the VFW on Sunday May 27 at 7:30 p.m. We appreciate his presence. We were…

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KATHRYN YARBRO Guest Columnist When I retire I will travel and read all the library books that I can carry home each week. It will be easy to keep up with the housework after I clean all the closets and kitchen cabinets. I really thought that I would do that,…

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The trial of former U.S. Senator John Edwards has been getting plenty of attention across North Carolina in recent weeks, mostly for the wrong reasons. Edwards became involved in an affair with Reille Hunter while he was running for president and his wife was dying with cancer. When Hunter became…

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This is another in a series recounting stateside flight training during WWII. Our days at Bergstrom Airforce Base in Texas were coming to an end. We had been there several months for transitional training from the B-25 which, we had flown in Advanced Training, to the C-47, which we would…

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Former Lincoln County Commissioner Buddy Funderburke deserves a warm round of applause from citizens — not just of Lincolnton and Lincoln County, but of this great country. Funderburke recently stepped in to purchase a large parcel of land near Lincolnton High School and preserve it for posterity. The acreage in…

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The city of Lincolnton is understandably looking for ways to cut expenses and avoid or at least minimize a tax increase. The exercise of trimming the budget is thus commendable, provided wise decisions are made. Walking away from matching grant funding at the airport would not be wise. City leaders…

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TIM SHAIN Guest columnist In response your article on Wednesday headlined, “City cuts high school officer in split vote,” I am still trying to completely understand the positions of Larry Mac Hovis, Dr. John “Les” Cloninger and Carroll Heavner on the SRO (School Resources Officer) at Lincolnton High School. I…

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KATHRYN YARBRO Guest columnist I’m glad that the primary season is over and hope your favored candidate won. But could we get a “do no call list” for politicians several weeks before the general elections and could I be first to apply for it? I try to be a fairly…